Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Palin defends McCain over comment AP - Wed Sep 17, 6:58 PM ET

  WASHINGTON - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said Wednesday that Democrats were out of bounds for criticizing John McCain when he said the fundamentals of the economy are strong.

• T-Mobile set to launch first Google-powered phone AP - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Google Inc.'s announcement last year that it would give away software that could run cell phones was met by dizzy accolades from analysts who thought it would let the search engine company conquer the world of mobile advertising.

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  Robert Wagner reveals love affair with Stanwyck AP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Robert Wagner's marriage to Natalie Wood was known to all. His love affair with Barbara Stanwyck was a secret — until now. In his new memoir "Pieces of My Heart," Wagner writes of his four-year romance with the star of such classics as "Stella Dallas" and "Double Indemnity."

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  Design changes unveiled for Lincoln penny AP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. The U.S. Mint unveiled the new designs during a ceremony Monday at the Lincoln Memorial. The coin changes are part of the government's commemoration next year of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.

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  LT finally finds end zone as Bolts beat Jets 48-29 AP - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  SAN DIEGO - Philip Rivers, LaDainian Tomlinson and the rest of the San Diego Chargers simply left no doubt. Frustrated by two gut-wrenching losses, the Chargers raced past nemesis Brett Favre and the New York Jets for a 48-29 victory Monday night in a wild game befitting two original AFL teams.

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  Bernanke says global markets under "extraordinary stress" Reuters - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the U.S. Congress Tuesday that financial markets are under severe stress and urged immediate action to buy up hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tainted mortgage assets.

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  Lehman Europe deal eyed as Paulson pushes bailout Reuters - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - A sale of Lehman Brothers' European arm loomed as the next step in Wall Street's transformation on Tuesday as the main architect of a $700 billion U.S. financial sector rescue plan warned lawmakers not to slow its progress.

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  China vows export crackdown amid milk crisis Reuters - 46 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China vowed to stop toxic milk from reaching processors and export markets after tainted infant powder made more than 54,000 children sick in a scandal that has mired the nation's trade reputation in fresh crisis.

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  Student kills several in Finnish school, himself Reuters - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

  HELSINKI (Reuters) - A male student shot dead several people at a vocational school in western Finland on Tuesday before killing himself, local authorities said.

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  Obama, McCain battle over U.S. financial crisis Reuters - Tue Sep 23, 5:20 AM ET

  GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Barack Obama proposed reforms on Monday to rein in practices that led to the worst U.S. financial crisis since the Depression, while White House rival John McCain touted his own remedies and accused Obama of failing to provide leadership.

• Georgia says downed Russian drone; Moscow denies Reuters - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

  TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia said Tuesday it had shot down a Russian reconnaissance drone just south of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, but Russia denied the claim and accused Tbilisi of "provocation."

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  China urges "flexibility" on N.Korea nuclear moves Reuters - Tue Sep 23, 4:44 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged "flexibility" in the North Korean nuclear dispute Tuesday, avoiding harsh words a day after Pyongyang made fresh moves toward possibly restarting a nuclear complex at the heart of the dispute.

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  China avoids direct comment on new Japan leader Aso Reuters - Tue Sep 23, 5:01 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China avoided commenting directly on the election of hawkish Taro Aso as Japan's new leader, with a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman saying on Tuesday only that good ties were in the interests of both countries.

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  Nine killed in Finnish school shooting AFP - 11 minutes ago

  HELSINKI (AFP) - Nine people were killed when a gunman went on a shooting rampage in a Finnish trade school Tuesday, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said at a press conference.

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  South African ministers resign: presidency AFP - 58 minutes ago

  JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Eleven South African government ministers have resigned following President Thabo Mbeki's decision to step down under pressure, the presidency said Tuesday.

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  Georgia claims downing of Russian drone AFP - 15 minutes ago

  TBILISI (AFP) - Georgia on Tuesday claimed to have shot down a Russian drone near the South Ossetia rebel region and a key east-west pipeline, as President Mikheil Saakashvili was to address the United Nations.

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  Markets ring the alarm as rescue plan faces Congress AFP - 40 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Global markets sent a warning Tuesday that the clock is ticking for a 700-billion-dollar US rescue plan, with stocks again dropping amid political crossfire in Washington over the Wall Street bailout.

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  China dairy firm knew of toxic milk for months: state media AFP - Tue Sep 23, 2:41 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - The Chinese company whose tainted baby milk triggered a food safety scare that has drawn in 53,000 sick children failed to report complaints about the product for months, state media said Tuesday.

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  WHO says nearly 2 billion at risk from dengue in Asia AFP - Tue Sep 23, 12:06 AM ET

  MANILA (AFP) - Nearly two billion people in the Asia-Pacific region will be at risk from dengue fever unless governments do more to fight the debilitating disease, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.

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  Washington, not just Wall Street, bankrupt: Obama AFP - Tue Sep 23, 1:11 AM ET

  GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama warned the Wall Street meltdown was no mere "accident of history" but proved the need for sweeping change to purge the waste and abuse staining US politics.

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• 63% - Government Guaranteed Health Care Pew - Tue Sep 23, 12:00 AM ET

  Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) favor a government guarantee of universal health insurance, even if it means raising taxes; 34% are opposed.

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  Britain's Stonehenge was ancient healing site: experts AFP - Mon Sep 22, 3:45 PM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Two bluestone fragments found at Britain's prehistoric Stonehenge monument could prove that the mysterious stone circle was once a centre of healing, archaeologists said Monday.

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  Saturn's rings may be older than thought Reuters - Mon Sep 22, 9:54 PM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Saturn's rings may be more massive and older than previously thought, researchers said on Tuesday.